On our way to Misty Valley Books!

This weekend, my wife and I will be traveling to Chester, Vermont, leaving our one-year-old daughter behind for the first time.  I am appearing with five other first-time novelists at a two-day event known as New Voices, sponsored by Misty Valley Books. 

Clara will be staying with her grandparents for the weekend.  While Elysha and I are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this extraordinary event, we're also dreading the prospect of leaving our little one behind.  Oddly...